Log Hauler for a day! What its like to haul 140,000 lbs of logs through the backwoods

A day in the life of a log hauler in northern Alberta! I spent much of my 20's driving a log truck and I go back every so often to help out my friends. Logging is one of the most rugged trucking jobs out there but also on the most interesting. As an added bonus if you like the sound of single turbo cat motors working hard you get it! From driving out empty and being loaded with the but 'n' top to getting back to be unloaded by the equipment at the mill, I was able to capture a few trips and make it through a full day. Can't wait for my trips next winter!
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[@laundrieshanging9077]

Night shift with a CAT is always a good day in my books. Easy on the eyes and great on the ears

[@joshuagauci9097]

There's something calming about that deep engine sound and Jake brake. Thanks for sharing.

[@dannyhollingsworth1109]

If you didn't get into trucking for the jakes, then what are you even doing?

[@jsmmacdld3519]

Were aloud 63.500 kgs on five axle or super b.s. Plus winter they allow us a percentage for snow ice build up so most of time your scaled in at 65.000it's to over 72.000kgs in winter that goes for round wood 8 ft 16 ft and tree length same for wood chips which are usually always super b.s. That's in North western Ontario log trailers are usually 4 bunk we don't haul 8 ft the old way anymore it's loaded like 16 ft lot safer

[@kevinducharme1263]

we're permitted for 75000 kg (165000 lbs+) on 8 axles with 8'6" or 9'6" bunks on 11" rubber here in northern Saskatchewan. our permits specify the routes were allowed to haul on. if anybody thinks that northern Saskatchewan is as flat as southern Saskatchewan, come and check out how we do things in the bush up here; you might be surprised...

[@mail_liw]

Yeah that's what still amazes me Living in Canada is how you can have such variation in terrain in the same province or territory

[@embededfabrication4482]

forgot to mention sitting in line forever at the mill to unload when you're paid by the load, been there done that.

[@jsmmacdld3519]

And mostly Western Stars are the common Bush truck with big cats 550 or 600 hp with 18 speed good tough trucks for Bush

[@jtoddjb]

Great stuff, thanks. really enjoyed the video

[@isaaccharles3011]

Great video brother greetings from the United states virgin islands in the carribbean us territory st.thomas I am a new subscriber to your channel I am a journeyman heavy Equipment mechanic my dad taught me about heavy duty trucks and earthmoving Equipment repair he passed away last year 2019 I am interested in log truck driving what are the requirements I know I need a CDL BUT WHAT OTHER QUALIFICATIONS I WILL NEED KEEP THE. VIDEOS COMING GOD BLESS

[@jsmmacdld3519]

It's actually changed up hear to mostly 8ft and tree length and lots of wood chips or a lot of guys called them beaver buiskets

[@jimconnor8274]

Winter hauling is the easiest. As a retired wood hauler from northeast New York in the Adirondack mountains with many short steep grades with many curves. 140000 plus lbs on 5 axles. You have to keep yourself in control. We didn't always have big horsepower or engine brakes.

[@jtoddjb]

did you used to drive a GMC General, Detroit power, and sometimes take the side panels off? This would have been in the early to mid 90's that I last saw that truck. I'm from the ADK mountains as well and always logged up there. Kenny Woods logging, Blue Ox, Jim Ratliff, Meachem Brothers logging (my family). Any of those sound familiar to you?

[@snydedon9636]

@@jtoddjb I hauled utility poles all through the Adirondack mountains for years from our pole yards in Albany and Syracuse. Day or night I loved it. Beautiful area up there, especially in the winter after the tourists left.

[@jtoddjb]

@@snydedon9636 it's changed a lot over the past 10 years. Grown up a lot. No more long dirt roads all to yourself day or night for 50 miles anymore. Every 10 feet now there is either a hunting camp or a vacation camp. They built them in every woodlot and in every field. I've always wondered why the city people come up here and just rebuild their city all over again. I think we need a wall at that blue line

[@snydedon9636]

@@jtoddjb too bad. I guess it’s pretty much the same in all rural areas now. I live in New Hampshire and it’s the same here.

[@jamesbakken2609]

Must be in Whitecourt hey? Looks like you were driving BBR's truck? I work hauling logs in Whitecourt as well and recognized most of the spots in your vid

[@mrwhips3623]

My dad is there right now hauling logs.

[@curtis73463]

WhiteCourt and area is pretty green horn logging most of those guys couldn't load a stick

[@johnvelas70]

I am a logger, not a trucker. I am relaying this question for an 8yo Amish kid with health issues. We here in PA have 8 speed & a few 9 speed log trucks. I read somewhere in the PNW they use 13 & 18 speeds. His questions is what is the most powerful engine you can put in an 8 speed log truck?

[@CASH-1846]

What kind of wrappers are those, never saw anything like that here on the Oregon coast

[@L3kg]

I’m deciding if I should go into the National Guard and be a 88m then go into logging or should I just get my CDL when I turn 18 and just go right into this

[@tracegray5791]

Hey man what's going on, listen how can I land a job in the logging industry? am from Kingston Jamaica 🇯🇲, and I am interested in this type of work, hook me up please

[@codymeyer5279]

Great video. Thanks for the ride along! Have you checked out the channel “Fourth Over” He has a great looking 2022 W990 Logging truck!

[@sheihkhamdanbinfzza8374]

Nice beautiful

[@barclaydonaldson8863]

On those back roads, while pulling the load, are you really in 9th or 10th gear...doing 45 to 50...9n a flat snow covered dirt, logging road?

[@bmdbigfeet1031]

A well maintained, snow covered,dirt road is as smooth as pavement.

[@jsmmacdld3519]

Exactly just like a highway but seen a lot of guys get into trouble usually the ones with little experience using jake on winter Bush roads and crash having jake on full and hitting patch of ice same with hwy if your jake is on full and you hit ice black ice she will lock up out you into a slide just like cruise control never used it in winter can be dangerous

[@kevinc.8869]

"Aww just peel that tire off the rest of the way and toss it in the ditch and get that load to the mill". Am I serious?

[@northmanlogging2769]

140000# gross weight maybe, big maybe you mean? 9' bunks not even loaded very high? unless that wood and truck are real damned heavy I'd be surprised if you where over 110000 GVW

[@aaronsanborn4291]

Looks like where I live in Maine. Here's how we run off road logs about 250,000 pounds on this truck kzbin.info/www/bejne/fISagoB9bMt3jrM I work for a company that builds and repairs a lot of logging roads I spent 3 days this week about 20 miles back in the woods hauling gravel to fix washouts....

[@OrrusTHX]

Where do I sign up?

[@jsmmacdld3519]

Most logging brokers or companies want experience your usually driving down roads wide enough for 1 I always thought Bush was safer then highway all good professional drivers it's not an easy line of trucking to get into just the weight alone a lot of wood chips trucks or log trucks are as heavy as a tandem trailer loaded when there empty

[@richardnelson1059]

That's not140000 l